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insectivore vs fauna

fauna vs insectivore

insectivore and fauna both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
insectivore Yes No No No
fauna Yes No No No
As nouns, fauna is a hypernym of insectivore; that is, fauna is a word with a broader meaning than insectivore:
  • insectivore: any organism that feeds mainly on insects
  • fauna: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Other hypernyms of insectivore include animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature.
insectivore (noun) fauna (noun)
small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
any organism that feeds mainly on insects all the animal life in a particular region or period
Difference between insectivore and fauna

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